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LOCKV FOR PIRE ARMS.. No. 802,898. Patented Aug. 5, 1884.

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JOSEPH W. COFFIN AND JAMES MALONEY, OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.

LOOK FOR FIRE-ARMS.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,893, dated August 5, 1884.

Application filer] January 3, 1884.

(No model.)

T0 all whom, it muy concern.-

Beit known that we, JOSEPH W. COFFIN and JAMEs MALONEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figure lis a vertical longitudinal section showing the position of the parts at the instant of explosion. Fig. 2shows the lockingbolt. Fig. 3 shows the safety-catch.

Our invention is in the natureof an i`m provement upon what is known as a hammerless 7 breech-loading gun, and it consists in the devices hereinafter described i'or locking the iring mechanism, and thereby securing the piece against accidental discharge.

In the drawings,A is the frame or receiver, B, the barrel; C, the guard-lever, having an extended arm, c', which passes through the slotw in the locking-bolt D. Eis the hammer, F the :firing-pin, and G the trigger. I is a locking-lever,which swings upon apin, J, and is held in position by a spring, N. L is a thumb-piece on head of thelever I, and pro jects through a slot, M, in the frame.

Commencing with the parts in the position shown in Fig. land ready for the discharge of the piece, andV subsequently releasing the hammer E, and permitting it through the action of the spring to strike and drive for-ward the firingpin F and explode the cartridge, thus 'bringing the hammer E and locking-lever I into the position indicated by the dotted lines, the operation of our invention is as'` follows:

In order to tip the barrel up for the introduction of a new cartridge, it is necessary to draw back the locking-bolt D. For this purpose we depress the long arm of the lever C, which, working upon its pin Y, causes the short or interior arm thereof to move backward, carrying with it the locking-bolt D. At the same time that the short arm of the lever C is operating upon the locking-bolt D, the extending arm C, is operating on the hammer to carry it back to a full-cock and prepare it for the next discharge. When the hammer E reaches its full-cock, so as to be engaged and held in `that position by the trigger G, an arm, K, upon the lever I,whicli is actuated by a spring, N, comes into position in front of thenose of the trigger G, and secures its positive engagement with the hammer and prevents the release of the latter, except as hereinafter described. To again dischargethe gun itis necessary to accomplish the successive release of the trigger G and hammer 1E. To do this we exert with the thumb and forelinger of the hand which surrounds the small part ofthe stock a pressure upon the thumbpiece L and trigger' G successively, the effect of which is first to free the trigger, which in turn frees the hammer, and a discharge follows. It will now be readily seen that the required simultaneous action upon the trigger and locking-lever I will furnish ample security against thev accidental discharge of the piece. If after freeing the trigger by the pressure upon the thumb-piece L the trigger is. not pulled to discharge the gun, the removal of suoli pressure will allow the locking-lever to assumeits former position and prevent an accidental discharge.

rI he locking-lever I `might be arranged to engage a pin upon the side of the hammer with the same result described; but we con-V sider preferable the device shown.-

Ve are aware that nre-arms have been provided with means whereby the firing mechanism is locked against accidental discharge, and do not claim such.: as our invention, broadly considered; but

What we claim as new in the abovede scribed invention isl. The combination, with the hammer E, having the notch in the lower side thereof, and the trigger G for engaging therewith, of a locking device consisting of the single pivoted lever I, engaging at its inner end with v one of the moving parts of the lock, and provided with a head for thelmanipulation on the outside of the lock-case, and the spring N, for forcing it automatically into engagement, as explained.

2. The combination, with'the hammer E, having the notch in the lower side thereof,

and the trigger G for engaging therewith, of In testimony whereof we affix our signatures 1o a looking device vconsisting of the single in presence of two witnesses. pivoted lever l, having the arm K at the inner end thereof, for engaging over the upper JOSEPH W. GOFFIN. 5 extremity of said trigger, and the head L at JAMES MALONEY.

the other end, located on the outside of the look-oase, and the spring N, all constructed vlVtnesses: and arrcnged to operate substantially in the GEO. LEWIS GOWER, n manner and for the purpose explained. STEPHEN W. NIoKERsoN. 

